User talk:Webmaster at Niagara College

Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "NiagaraCollege", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. – Davey 2010 Talk 16:12, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Very sorry, I am new at using Wikipedia. I am a single person who manages web updates at Niagara College and was asked to make these changes. I was not aware of the username policy. Is there a way for me to change my username? I am also unsure if this is the right way to respond via this talk method. Hopefully this works. NiagaraCollege (talk) 16:16, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Nevermind I see the link in the message re: changing username. NiagaraCollege (talk) 16:20, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You changed your username, but your new username still violates our WP:Username policy. Please, read the policy carefully and change your username to seething acceptable. Otherwise, you might be blocked.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:48, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Why was the username approved if it violates the username policy? Regardless, I am abandoning this account. Please block the account if that's what needs to be done. Webmaster at Niagara College (talk)
 * Brilliant question, It goes without saying that your name shouldn't of ever been approved, Abandoning this would be a good idea however you can re-register per WP:CLEANSTART, As long as you pick a name like I dunno "MollyMoo" or something then there won't be any problems (that and not shoving any promo material on to the article), Thanks & Happy editing, – Davey 2010 Talk 16:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Conflict of interest (and yes, you are a paid editor as we define it)
Hello, Webmaster at Niagara College. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Niagara College, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
 * instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the request edit template);
 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  00:38, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

September 2016
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:00, 7 September 2016 (UTC)